‘The Flash’ Casts Keiynan Lonsdale As Wally West

Australian actor Keiynan Lonsdale(Insurgent) has been added to the Season 2 cast of The CW’s The Flash as a series regular. Lonsdale will join the series this winter playing Wally West, an iconic character from The Flash Universe who became the speedster known as Kid Flash.

Lonsdale made his feature debut as Uriah in the Divergent sequel Insurgent opposite Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Ansel Elgort. He next will be seen in Disney’s The Finest Hours, slated for release in April. His other TV credits include Dance Academy and All Saints. Lonsdale is repped by Silver Lining Entertainment, ICM, and Schreck Rose Dapello & Adams.

4 Comments

Oh look, another non-American Black actor taking one of the few roles in America that exist for Black actors.

Paran • on Aug 6, 2015 3:08 pm

Wally was a redhead for 50 years until he was re-introduced last year with a full redesign, because redheaded guys can’t be heroes apparently.

xarias • on Aug 8, 2015 3:15 pm

Anyone that tells you they didn’t rewrite Wally in the comics for this purpose alone is full of it.

RB • on Aug 7, 2015 12:31 am

Were you around this pilot season? African-American actors did pretty well out of it… And now the black roles have to be only Americans too? Are you going to keep narrowing the parameters until you are the only actor who is castable?